text_original: He lamented his own ignorance, and proposed to consult those who were more learned in canon law than himself. When Gardiner 164 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. said that England asked nothing but justice, and if it were refused would be driven to think that God had taken away from the Holy See the key of knowledge, and would begin to adopt the opinion of those who thought that pontifical laws, which were not clear to the Pope himself, might well be committed to the flames, Clement sighed, and suggested a compromise.
text_transcription: HE LAMENTED HIS OWN IGNORANCE AND PROPOSED TO CONSULT THOSE WHO WERE MORE LEARNED IN CANON LAW THAN HIMSELF WHEN GARDNER SAID THAT ENGLAND ASKED NOTHING BUT JUSTICE AND IF IT WERE REFUSED WOULD BE DRIVEN TO THINK THAT GOD HAD TAKEN AWAY FROM THE HOLY SEA THE KEY OF KNOWLEDGE AND WOULD BEGIN TO ADOPT THE OPINION OF THOSE WHO THOUGHT THAT PONTIFICAL LAWS WHICH WERE NOT CLEAR TO THE POPE HIMSELF MIGHT WELL BE COMMITTED TO THE FLAMES CLEMENT SIGHED AND SUGGESTED A COMPROMISE
phonemes: hiː lɐmˈɛntᵻd hɪz ˈoʊn ˈɪɡnɚɹəns, ænd pɹəpˈoʊzd tə kənsˈʌlt ðoʊz hˌuː wɜː mˈɔːɹ lˈɜːnd ɪn kˈænən lˈɔː ðɐn hɪmsˈɛlf. wˌɛn ɡˈɑːɹdɪnɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. sˈɛd ðæt ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈæskt nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt dʒˈʌstɪs, ænd ɪf ɪt wɜː ɹᵻfjˈuːzd wʊd biː dɹˈɪvən tə θˈɪŋk ðæt ɡˈɑːd hæd tˈeɪkən ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə hˈoʊli sˈiː ðə kˈiː ʌv nˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd wʊd bɪɡˈɪn tʊ ɐdˈɑːpt ðɪ əpˈɪniən ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː θˈɔːt ðæt pɔntˈɪfɪkəl lˈɔːz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː nˌɑːt klˈɪɹ tə ðə pˈoʊp hɪmsˈɛlf, mˌaɪt wˈɛl biː kəmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə flˈeɪmz, klˈɛmənt sˈaɪd, ænd sədʒˈɛstᵻd ɐ kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz.